1030 Peons Vacancies in State Bank of Travancore, Thiruvananthapuram |CAREER

STATE BANK OF TRAVANCORE

(Associate of the State Bank of India)

HEAD OFFICE :: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

RECRUITMENT O F PEONS

On-line Registration of Applications from			: 14- 09-2013
Last Date for Registration of Online Applications			: 0 3 - 1 0 - 2 0 1 3
Payment of Fees	- Online :	14-09-2013 to 03-10-2013
Payment of Fees	-Offline:	17-09-2013 to 08-10-2013
Dates of Written Examination			: 24-11-2013
Bank may conduct written test on more than two dates, if need			be.

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for appointment of Peons in State Bank of Travancore(SBT). Candidates can apply for vacancies of their native districts/centres only. Selection will be made district wise on the basis of merit among the candidates of the same district. C a n d i d a t e s have to appear for written test at allotted Centre at their own expenses.

STATEWISE VACANCIES (PROVISIONAL)

States/UTs	SC	ST	OBC	Gen	Total	HI	VI	OH	Total	DXS	EXS	Total
									PWD			EXS

Andhra Pradesh	2	0	3	7	12	0	0	0	0	1	3	4
Chattisgarh	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Goa	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gujarat	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Haryana	2	0	3	6	11	0	0	0	0	1	3	4
Karnataka	5	2	9	17	33	1	0	0	1	2	7	9
Kerala*	76	8	205	472	761	8	8	8	24	35	154	189
Maharashtra	4	4	11	23	42	1	1	0	2	2	9	11
Madhya Pradesh	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
New Delhi	3	1	4	10	18	0	0	0	0	1	4	5
Orissa	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Punjab	2	0	1	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pondichery	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rajasthan	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil Nadu	23	1	33	64	121	1	1	2	4	5	26	31
Uttar Pradesh	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
West Bengal	1	0	1	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	118	16	271	625	1030	11	10	10	31	47	206	253

* District wise Vacancies: Thiruvananthapuram-113, Kollam-75, Alappuzha – 41, Pathanamthitta –

46, Kottayam – 83, Idukki – 13,Ernakulam – 137,Thrissur – 84, Malappuram		- 39, Palakkad – 39,
Kozhikode – 54, Kannur – 23, Kasaragod – 4, Wayanad – 10
District wise vacancies of other states/UTs	are available	in the Bank’s
website(www.statebankoftravancore.com)

Reservation for PWD / XS / DXS is horizontal reservation and included in the vacancies of various categories. PWD candidates applying for the post of Peons in States where vacancies are not reserved for them will be eligible for upper age relaxation as available to PWD candidates. Similarly XS candidates applying for the posts in States, where vacancies are not reserved for them will be eligible for age relaxation applicable to their parent category (SC/ST/OBC) only.

Abbreviations stands for: Gen - General Category; SC - Scheduled Caste, ST - Scheduled Tribe; OBC - Other Backward Classes; PWD - Person with Disability; HI – Hearing Impaired, VI-VisuallyImpaired, OH-Orthopaedically Handicapped; EXS-Ex- Serviceman, DXS - Disabled Ex-Servicemen.

The reservation under various categories will be as per prevailing Government guidelines at the time of finalization of result.

(Contd….page 2)

The above vacancies are provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank at the material time. Merit list will be drawn upState-wise/District-wise.

The salient features are given below:

1. Scale of	Pay:	Rs. 5850 -200/4–6650–250/ 5–
7900 – 300	/	4 – 9100 – 350 / 3 - 10150 – 400/ 3 –
11350

2.Emoluments: Selected candidates will be

paid emoluments as applicable to Subordinate Cadre Staff under various

Rules/Awards/Settlement in force	in the
employer Bank from time to time.

3.Educational Qualification (as on 01.01.2013)

(i) 10th Standard Pass. But should not have

passed Class XII or equivalent

(ii) Ex-serviceman, who

have

passed/

obtained

the

Indian

Army

matriculation

Certificate

corresponding

certificate

equivalent to 10th Standard

in the

Navy

Air

Force,

after

having completed

not

less

than

15 years of service in Armed

Forces as

01.01.2013

the

Indian

Union

are also

eligible for the post. Such candidates should

pass the language test from the concerned

states. Certificates should be dated on or before

01-01-2013.

4.Other Qualification:

(i) Knowledge of read and write in local

language is essential

5. Age: (As on 01.01.2013)

(i) Minimum Age : 18 years

; Maximum Age:

years

(as

01.01.2013). Candidates

born

not

earlier

than

02.01.1987

and

not

later

than

01.01.1995, both

days

inclusive

are

only

eligible

apply.

(ii) The

upper

age

limit

will

relaxed

under :

Sr.

No.

Category

Age Relaxation

SC / ST

5 years

Other

Backward

3 years

Classes (OBC)

PWD (Gen)

10 years

PWD (SC /ST)

15 years

PWD (OBC)

13 years

Ex-

Actual

period

Serviceman/Disabled

service

rendered

Ex-Serviceman

defence

services +

years, (8

years

for

Disabled

Ex-

Servicemen

belonging

SC/ST)

subject

max.

age

of 50 years

Widows,

Divorced

years

(subject

women

and

maximum age

women

judicially

limit

years

for

separated

from

General and

38 years

their

husbands

for OBC & 40 years

for

who

are

not

SC/ST

candidates)

remarried

(iii) Candidates seeking age relaxation are

required

to submit

copies

necessary

certificate(s) at

the

time

interview.

(iv) Cumulative age relaxation will not be available either under above items or in combination with any other item.

6.Affidavit: A Notarized affidavit to the extent that the candidate does not possess the educational qualification of XII or above should be produced at the time of interview.

7. Definition:

Ex-Serviceman : Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-Serviceman who fulfill the revised definition as laid down in Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Notification No.36034/5/85/ Estt (SCT) dated 27th October, 1986 as amended from time to time.

Disabled Ex-servicemen: Ex-servicemen who while serving in Armed forces of the Union disabled in operation against the enemy or in disturbed areas shall be treated as Disabled ex- servicemen.

Dependents of Serviceman killed in Action : Servicemen killed in the following operations would

be deemed		to have	been	killed in		action
attributable	to	Military	Service	(a)	war (b)	war like
operations	or	border	skirmishes		either	with

Pakistan on cease fire line or any other country (c)

Fighting		against armed hostiles in a	counter
insurgency environment viz. Nagaland,			Mizoram,
etc.	(d)	Serving with peace-keeping	mission

abroad (e) Laying or clearance of mines including

enemy mines as also mine						sweeping		operation
between one		month		before		and three		months
after	conclusion		of	an	operation		(f)	Frost-bite
during	actual	operations			or	during	the		period
specified by		the	Government (g)				Dealing			with
agitating Para-Military forces						personnel		(h)		IPKF
personnel killed			during		the	operations			in Sri
Lanka.

Note:

1)Candidates, who are released / retired from Armed Forces, are required to submit their original discharge certificate at the time of verification.

2)The Territorial Army Personnel will be treated asEx-Serviceman w.e.f. 15.11.1986.

3)An Ex-Serviceman who has once joined a

Government job	on the	civil	side after availing of
the benefits given	to him	as	an Ex-Serviceman for

his re-employment, his Ex- Serviceman status for the purpose of re-employment in Government ceases.

4)	Dependents	of Servicemen killed	in action
are	eligible for	reservation. 2. 25%	of the total

vacancies are reserved for dependents of Servicemen killed in action. For the purpose of this concession, the member of the family would include his widow, son, daughter or his near relations who agree to support his family. The relaxation in upper age and educational qualifications available to Ex-Serviceman/DisabledEx-Serviceman will not be available to Dependents of Servicemen killed in action.

8. Reservation for Persons with Disability (PWD):


Vacancies			are	reserved		for	Disabled		(Physically
Challenged)			Persons		under		Section		33 of	the
Persons		with		Disabilities		(Equal		Opportunities,
Protection			of	Rights	and	Full Participation)				Act,
1995		(1	of	1996)	as		per	government
guidelines.			Candidates with				following		disabilities
are	eligible		to apply as per the				definitions given in
the	above act:

a) O A - O n e a r m a f f e c t e d ( b ) O L - O n e


l e g		a f f e c t e d ( c ) B - B l i n d						( d ) L V - L o w
v i s i o n ( e ) H H - H e a r i n g							H a n d i c a p p e d .
O nl y		such		persons would			be	eligible			for
reservation in services/ posts who suffer										from	not
less		than	40%		of relevant disability. A					person
who		wants		to	avail	the benefit		of	reservation
will	have		to	submit a		Disability	Certificate issued
by	Medical Board duly					constituted		by	Central		or
State		Government. The certificate should be
dated			on		or	before	last		date		of
registration of application i.e.								03-10-2013

Blind candidates/low vision candidates, whose writing speed is affected can use own scribe at their cost during the written examination. In all such cases the following rules will apply.

(1)The candidate will have to arrange his/her own scribe at his/her cost.

(2)Both the candidate and the scribe have to give

a suitable under taking with the photograph of the scribe and confirm that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria. In case it later transpires that he/she fulfill the any of the criteria or suppressed any facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the test.

9. Probation period: The newly appointed employees will be on probation for a minimum period of 6 months. Before the probation period comes to an end, the performance of the newly recruited employees will be evaluated and the probation period of those employees whose performance fails to meet Bank’s expectation, may be extended/terminated.

10. Application Fees and/or Intimation Charges(Non-refundable)

SC/ST/PWD/XS	OBC/GEN
Intimation	Intimation charge + Application
charges	fee
Rs.50/-	Rs.300/-

Fee once paid will neither be refunded nor be adjusted against any future recruitment projects. Fee payment options are detailed under para 16.

11.Selection Procedure:

All eligible candidates should apply on-

line

before

the

last

date

for

registration of application.

The written

test

will

Objective

type

consisting

(i)

Mental Ability &

Simple

Arithmetic

(ii)

General

A w are n ess

C ur re nt

A ffai r s (iii)

English

Language.

The

questions in

objective

tests,

except

for

the

test of

General

English,

will

printed

bilingual i.e., English

& Hindi.

There

will

negative

marks

for

wrong

answers

the

Objective

tests.

Candidates

will

have to

pass

each

the objective tests.

The passing marks in each of the tests will

be decided by the Bank on the basis						of the
performance of all the competing
candidates taken together in each						test to
a minimum		required		level.	Candidates
are also required to score a minimum
percentage		marks on		aggregate		to	be
considered		for		interview.			For
SC/ST/OBC/PWD/XS				candidates,			5%
relaxation is available thereon. Minimum
percentage		marks	on	aggregate		will	be
decided by		the bank.
Final selection will			be made		on the basis
of performance in the written test							and
interview		taken		together.		Merely
satisfying the eligibility				norms does			not
entitle	a	candidate		to be	called		for
interview.

Selection will be made district wise on the basis of merit among the candidates of the same district.

Note:-

Other

detailed

information

regarding

the

written

examination

will

made

available

the

Bank

website.

Interviews

Depending

upon

the

number

vacancies

only

certain

number

candidates

from

amongst

those

who

qualify

ranking

high

enough

the

merit

will be called

for

interview

the

ratio

maximum 3

candidates

for

each

vacancy.

Candidates

are

required

score a

minimum

percentage

marks (to

decided

by the bank)

in interview to be

considered

for

final

selection.

relaxation

for

SC/ST/

OBC/PWD/XS

category will be available thereon. Final

selection will be made on the basis of

candidate’s performance in the written

test and

interview taken

together.

12.Date of written examination: 24-11- 2013 [SUNDAY]

Bank reserves the right to change the date of examination. Bank may conduct the examination on more than two dates, if need be.

13.CALL LETTERS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION:

The candidates should download their call letter by entering his/her registration number and password/date of birth, after 11-11-2013 from Bank’s website. No hard copy of the call letter/ booklet will be sent by post.

14.	EXAMINATION CENTRES:
A.
Sl	State/Uts	Centers
No

		Thiruvananthapuram

		Kollam

1	Kerala	Alapuzha

		Pathanamthitta
		Pathanamthitta

		Kottayam

		Ernakulam*

		Thrissur

		Malappuram

		Palakkad

		Kozhikode*

		Kannur

		Kasaragod

		Chennai
2	Tamil Nadu
		Madurai

3	Pondicherry	Chennai

4	Andhra	Hyderabad
	Pradesh
5	Karnataka	Bangalore

6	Maharashtra	Mumbai
7	Madhya	Mumbai
	Pradesh
8	Goa	Mumbai

9	Chattisgarh	Mumbai

10	Gujarat	Mumbai

11	Haryana	New Delhi

12	New Delhi	New Delhi

13	Orissa	Bhubaneswar
14	Punjab	New Delhi

15	Rajasthan	New Delhi

16	Uttar Pradesh	New Delhi

17	West Bengal	Calcutta

*Candidates from Idukki District may select their examination centre as Ernakulam & candidates from Wayanad may select their examination centre as Kozhikode.

While registering the application, every candidate should indicate the name of the Centre where he/she desires to take the examination. Candidate should indicate their choice of State/District to which they applied for. The candidates will appear for the written examination at their own expenses and risks and the bank will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature. NO CHANGE IN THE CHOICE OF EXAMINATION CENTRE WILL BE ENTERTAINED. BANK RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADD OR DELETE ANY

CENTRE OR ALTER EXAMINATION DATE AT ITS DISCRETION. EXAMINATION WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED IN STATES WHERE VACANCIES ARE NOT ADVERTISED.

14 B. The Bank may arrange pre-examination training at Thiruvananthapuram for SC/ST/OBC candidates in consonance with the guidelines issued by Government of India. Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail themselves of such training at their own cost may indicate to that effect while registering the application form. Candidates opting for pre-examination training can download their Call Letters for training by entering his/her registration number and password/date of birth.

15. All expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging etc. will be borne by the candidates for attending the Pre-Examination Training programme at the concerned Pre-Examination Training Centre.

16. HOW TO APPLY: GUIDELINES FOR FILLING ONLINE APPLICATION: Candidates should have valid email ID. This will help him/her in getting call letter/interview advices etc. by e-mail.

OPTION : PAYMENT OF FEE (OFFLINE/ONLINE):

Option-I Offline.

(i)Candidates should first scan their photograph and signature as detailed under guidelines for scanning the photograph and signature.

(ii)Candidates to visit Bank's website www.statebankoftravancore.com and open the appropriate Online Application Format given under “Recruitment Link”.

(iii)Candidates are advised to fill the application carefully. In the event of the candidate not able to fill the data in one go, he can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the registration number and password. They can reopen the saved data using registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. This facility will be available for three times only. Once the application is filled complete, candidate should submit the data. Candidates to take a printout of the system generated fee payment challan immediately. No change/edit will be allowed thereafter. The registration at this stage is provisional.

(iv)Fee Payment: Fee payment will be accepted from 2nd working day after registration and can be made within three working days at any branch of State Bank of Travancore. System generated fee payment challan will be used for depositing fee. Once fee is paid, the registration process is completed.

(v)Candidate will receive registration confirmation bySMS/e-mail after THREE working days from the date of payment of fees. Candidate must ensure to furnish correct Mobile number / e-mail address to receive the registration confirmation.

(vi) Three days after fee payment candidate will also have a provision to reprint the submitted application containing fee details. The printout of the application and fee receipt should be retained with the candidate. It will have to be submitted at the time of interview, if called.

Option-II: Online payment

1.Candidates must follow steps i) to iii) given underOption-I above.

2.After ensuring the correctness of the particulars of the application form candidates are required to pay fees through the payment gateway integrated with the application, following the instructions available on the screen. No change/edit will be allowed thereafter.

3.The payment can be made using MASTER/VISA debit/credit cards or internet Banking by providing information as asked on the screen. Transaction charges for online payment will be borne by the candidate.

4.On successful completion of the transaction,e-receipt and application form will be generated, which may be printed for record.

5.If the online transaction is not successfully completed , the candidate will be required to register again and make payment online.

The candidates are not required to send the application form to the Bank.

16(a). GUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE

PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE

Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph and signature as per the specifications given in Annexure-I.

17. Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your photo and signature as specified.

Note :

a. In case the face in the photograph or signature is unclear the candidate’s application may be rejected.

b.Candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated online application forms after submitting.

c.In case the photograph or signature is unclear, the candidate may edit his application and reupload his photograph or signature. However, edit facility will be restricted to 3 times only as mentioned earlier.

d.Candidates should keep a copy of the Application printout and Fee Receipt for their record.

e.The candidates must bring the call letter along with photo identity proof such as passport /PAN Card/Driving

Licence/Voter's Card/Unique Identification Card (AADHAR)/ Bank Passbook with duly attested Photograph/Identity Card issued by School or College/ Gazetted Officer in ORIGINAL as well as a self attested Photocopy thereof. The photocopy of Identity proof should be submitted along with call letter to the invigilators in the examination hall, failing which he/she will NOT be permitted to appear for the test.

18. Action against candidates found guilty of conduct.

Candidates are warned that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered/ fabricated or should not suppress any material information while filling up the application form.

At the time of written examination/interview, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of: (i) using unfair means during the examination or (ii) impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or (iii) misbehaving in the examination hall or taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof)/answer sheet from the examination hall or (iv) resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature for selection or (v) obtaining support for his/her candidature by any unfair means, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable: a) to be disqualified from the examination for which he/she is a candidate b)to be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any examination or recruitment conducted by State Bank of Travancore.

NOTE: The Bank would be analysing the responses of a candidate with other appeared candidates to detect patterns of similarity. On the basis of such an analysis, if it is found that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/valid, the Bank reserves the right to cancel his/her candidature.

19. General Information: (i) While applying on-line for the post, the applicant should ensure that he / she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned above as on the specified dates and that the particulars furnished by him / her are correct in all respects. IN CASE IT IS DETECTED AT ANY STAGE OF RECRUITMENT THAT A CANDIDATE DOES NOT FULFIL THE ELIGIBILITY NORMS AND / OR THAT HE / SHE HAS FURNISHED ANY INCORRECT / FALSE INFORMATION OR HAS SUPPRESSED ANY MATERIAL FACT(S), HIS / HER CANDIDATURE WILL STAND CANCELLED. IF ANY OF THESE SHORTCOMINGS IS / ARE DETECTED EVEN AFTER APPOINTMENT, HIS / HER SERVICES ARE LIABLE TO BE TERMINATED.

(ii)Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply online much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fee to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability/failure to log on to the website on account of heavy load on internet or website jam.

(iii)SBT does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of SBT.

(iv)Applicants are advised to register online themselves.

(v)The selection of the candidates will be on the basis of written test and interviews.

The Bank reserves the right to hold any other test wherever deemed necessary as well as the right to add, delete or allot any centre at its discretion.

(vi)Admission to written test examination will be purely provisional without verification of age / qualification / category (SC/ST/PWD/XS) etc. of the candidates with references to documents.

(vii)Documents relating to Age/Qualification/Category etc. will have to be submitted at the time of interview by the candidates called for interview. Caste certificate by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ST/OBC in the prescribed proforma from the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate’s caste, the Act/Order under which the caste is recognized as SC/ST/OBC and the village/town the candidate is originally a resident of.

(viii)A declaration in the prescribed format by candidate seeking reservation as OBC, that he/she does not belong to the creamy layer as on 31-03-2013 (date). The OBC certificate containing the non-creamy clause should be issued during the period 01.04.2012 to 31.03.2013.

(ix) Candidates serving in Government/Quasi Government offices, Public Sector undertaking including Nationalised Banks and financial Institutions will be required to submit 'No Objection Certificate' from their employer at the time of interview, failing which their candidature may not be considered and traveling expenses, if any, otherwise admissible, will not be paid.

(x)No candidate is permitted to use or have possession of Calculators, Mobile Phones, Pagers or any other instrument in the Examination Hall.

(xi)The candidate will have option to answer written test questions in Hindi or English except in General English paper .

(xii)The candidates will have to appear for the tests/ interviews, at their own cost. SC/ ST/ PWD candidates called for INTERVIEW are entitled to IInd class to & fro railway fare/ bus fare by shortest route on production of evidence of travel (Rail / bus ticket/ receipt etc).

(xiii)Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their being found medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointment will also be subject to the service and conduct rules of the Bank.

(xiv)The new recruits has to perform duties of peons inside and outside Bank premises. The duties involve extensive outdoor traveling. Depending upon requirement, there will be flexible working hours and working in shifts.

(xv)DECISIONS OF THE BANK IN ALL MATTERS REGARDING ELIGIBILITY, CONDUCT OF WRITTEN EXAMINATION, OTHER TESTS, INTERVIEW, SELECTION WOULD BE FINAL AND BINDING ON ALL CANDIDATES.

NO REPRESENTATION OR CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY THE BANK IN THIS REGARD.

(xvi) Any legal proceedings in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of this advertisement and / or an application in response thereto can be instituted only in Thiruvananthapuram and courts / tribunals / forums at Thiruvananthapuram only shall have sole and exclusive jurisdiction to try any cause / dispute.

(xvii)Selected candidates will be governed by the terms and conditions of the Service Conditions of SBT in force at the time of joining.

Candidates before entering examination premises are likely to be frisked to ensure compliance with followings

(a) Mobile phones, pagers or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail cancellation of candidature and disciplinary action including ban from future examinations.

(b)Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item including mobile phones/ pagers to the venue of the examination, as arrangement for safekeeping cannot be assured.

(c)Candidates are not permitted to use or have in possession of calculators in examination premises.

(d)Candidate’s admission to the test / interview is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his candidature has been finally cleared by State Bank of Travancore.

CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL BE A DISQUALIFICATION.

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GENERAL MANAGER (HR)

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